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Napoleon Bonaparte: Victim of an Inferior Strategy? (Portuguese Version)
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, R.; Van der Heyden, LudoCase INSEAD-4842PT-PPAccounting and ControlSomeone noted that, in addition to the continuous execution of superior personal strategies and Napoleon's leadership throughout his life, success had ultimately eluded him. Thus, at first glance, we will look at the example of a meteoric rise (victories of the Battles of Lodi, Marengo and Austerlitz) and, subsequently, their fall (Russian invasion, Battle of Waterloo). What is behind this rise and fall? Can we find a sensible explanation? These ...Starting at €8.20
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Creating Competitive Advantage Using Big Data
Peter C. BellArticle IVEY-9B13TC01-EStrategyAnalytics is often seen as a threat by senior managers, yet good analytics can inform decision makers and lead to better decisions. Senior executives are likely to react negatively if their deeply held intuition is challenged by results derived from data that use analytics that they do not understand. However, a manager’s job is enriched when it changes from an operations-level, decision-making function to a role in which a complex system is supe...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant, 4. Focus on the Big Picture, Not the Numbers
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Book Chapter HBS-0024BC-EStrategyThe global phenomenon that has sold 3.5 million copies is published in a record-breaking 43 languages and is a bestseller across five continents--now updated and expanded with new content. This global bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Now updated with fresh content from the authors, "Blue Ocean Strategy" argues that cutthroat com...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant, 7. Overcome Key Organizational Hurdles
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Book Chapter HBS-0027BC-EStrategyThe global phenomenon that has sold 3.5 million copies is published in a record-breaking 43 languages and is a bestseller across five continents--now updated and expanded with new content. This global bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Now updated with fresh content from the authors, "Blue Ocean Strategy" argues that cutthroat com...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant, 11. Avoid Red Ocean Traps
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Book Chapter HBS-0031BC-EStrategyThe global phenomenon that has sold 3.5 million copies is published in a record-breaking 43 languages and is a bestseller across five continents--now updated and expanded with new content. This global bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Now updated with fresh content from the authors, "Blue Ocean Strategy" argues that cutthroat com...Starting at €8.20
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Managing in the Knowledge Economy (HBR Classic) (Spanish version)
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Article HBS-R0301KLeadership and People ManagementEngage people in decisions that directly affect them, explain why decisions are made the way they are, and clarify what will be expected of them after the changes are made.Starting at €8.20
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Professional Media Inc.
Peter C. BellCase IVEY-9B13E004-ECorporate GovernanceA media planner at a specialized media buying firm was in the process of planning the spring 2012 television campaign for a customer with a recognizable brand name. The campaign budget of $7 million was to be spent on seven weeks of advertising during the first 20 weeks of the year. Each week of advertising involved a carefully selected series of advertisements on network and local television, and each week of advertising cost $1 million. Which s...Starting at €8.20
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Selecting Stocks for a Hedge Fund
Peter C. Bell; David PietruszkaCase IVEY-9B05E022-ECorporate Governance, Information TechnologiesThe popularity of hedge funds grew in the volatile markets surrounding the technology bubble. Hedge funds take both long and short investment positions in the market, attempting to achieve reliable gains while insulating the fund's assets from market fluctuations. The challenge facing hedge fund managers is to demonstrate that investing in a combination of long positions, short positions and cash matching the strategy of the fund can, at an agree...Starting at €8.20
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Long Wang Sha Tan Ku Company
Peter C. Bell; Anna Galica; Vincent Fung; Lothair Ling; Pik-Kei Osburga ChanCase IVEY-9B09E008-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe chief operation officer (COO) of Long Wang Sha Tan Ku Company, a boardshorts manufacturer based in Shanghai, China, was expected to present a plan to improve the company's profitability through adjustments to the company's operations. There were at least three possible paths to increase profitability. First, reviewing how production was scheduled between the company's two manufacturing facilities. Second, since the company operated at capacit...Starting at €8.20
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Container Transportation Company
Peter C. Bell; Bai Xiaodong; Michael ZhangCase IVEY-9B08E005-ECorporate GovernanceThe regional manager of the Container Transportation Company, and his colleagues were looking for a new strategy to allocate containers for transportation from Korea and China to the Middle East. All the business departments had been challenged by top management to optimize their revenues and profit. The regional manager wondered whether he could improve pricing or apply other revenue management techniques to enhance revenues without negatively a...Starting at €8.20